TY - BOOK AU - Ahrens,C.Donald TI - Essentials of meteorology: an invitation to the atmosphere SN - 9780495115588 (student ed. : pbk.) : AV - QC861.3 .A39 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Belmont, CA PB - Thomson Brooks/Cole KW - Meteorology KW - Textbooks N1 - One access code card to ThomsonNOW laid in; Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-454) and index; The Earth's atmosphere -- Warming the earth and the atmosphere -- Air temperature -- Humidity, condensation, and clouds -- Cloud development and precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Atmospheric circulations -- Air masses, fronts, and middle-latitude cyclones -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Air pollution -- Global climate -- Climate change -- Light, color, and atmospheric optics ER -